# LU7 4TG: area report for a postcode in Central Bedfordshire

LU7 4TG is a postcode in Central Bedfordshire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Central Bedfordshire. Open the map at LU7 4TG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) › [LU7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu7) › [LU7 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu7-4)

## Around this postcode

- **17 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 41% on July. Central Bedfordshire 024J: 35 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.6550,51.9117,LU74TG
- **Leighton Buzzard, 1.6 km**: About 20 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.6550,51.9117,LU74TG
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 610 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.6550,51.9117,LU74TG
- **4 of 61 properties in LU7 4TG at medium risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 16 at low risk. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.6550,51.9117,LU74TG
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Central Bedfordshire 024J. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.6550,51.9117,LU74TG
- **£356,758 average price**: For the whole of Central Bedfordshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.6550,51.9117,LU74TG
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 620 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.6550,51.9117,LU74TG
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.6550,51.9117,LU74TG
- **96.4% can get gigabit broadband at LU7 4TG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.6550,51.9117,LU74TG
- **Low road and rail noise at LU7 4TG**: Road 44 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.6550,51.9117,LU74TG
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.6550,51.9117,LU74TG
- **9.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.6550,51.9117,LU74TG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Clipstone Brook Lower School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clipstone-brook-lower-school-e109521) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | – |
| [Pulford CofE VA Lower School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pulford-cofe-va-lower-school-e109619) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | – |
| [Benjamin College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/benjamin-college-e135805) | Special | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Brooklands Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brooklands-middle-school-e137636) | Secondary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Leighton Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leighton-middle-school-e109689) | Secondary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Leedon Lower School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leedon-lower-school-e109509) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met, requires significant improvement | – |
| [The Mary Bassett Lower School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-mary-bassett-lower-school-e109508) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | – |
| [The Rushmere Park Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-rushmere-park-academy-e146685) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £615,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2025 | £433,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| July 2025 | £270,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2025 | £173,750 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| August 2026 | £320,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2026 | £520,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2024 | £125,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| March 2024 | £350,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: SALISBURY HOUSE SURGERY (620 m); LEIGHTON ROAD SURGERY (1 km)
- Pharmacies: GROVEBURY PHARMACY (500 m); PEAK PHARMACY (620 m); BOOTS (780 m); ROSEHILL PHARMACY (780 m)
- Dental practices: WHOLE TOOTH DENTAL PRACTICE (500 m); LE ROUX 2 (570 m); OLD BANK HOUSE DENTAL SURGERY (570 m); SMILE CREATIONS INNOVATIONS LTD (620 m); PREMIER SMILE STUDIO (650 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Leighton Buzzard (380 m, Morrisons); Iceland Leighton Buzzard (730 m, Iceland); Waitrose Leighton Buzzard (850 m, Waitrose); Morrisons Daily Leighton Buzzard (890 m, Morrisons); Sainsburys Leighton Buzzard Trivia Close (900 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £356,758** (July 2026). Central Bedfordshire’s average house price was £356,758 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £43,645** (2025). Full-time workers living in Central Bedfordshire earned a median of £43,645 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 73rd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.2×** (2025). A home in Central Bedfordshire costs 8.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 123rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 13.1** (2025). Central Bedfordshire has a deprivation score of 13.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 65th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Central Bedfordshire 024J (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.1** (2025). Central Bedfordshire 024J has a deprivation score of 15.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,477th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £253,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Central Bedfordshire 024J was £253,000 in 2025. Joint 11,883rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,066** (2021). Central Bedfordshire 024J had 1,066 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,145th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 81.7%** (January 2026). In Central Bedfordshire 024J, 81.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## LU7 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £370,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LU7 was £370,000 in 2025. Joint 700th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 61,564** (2021). LU7 had 61,564 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 86th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 2%** (2022). About 2% of people in LU7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 81.7%** (January 2026). In LU7, 81.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire)
- Centre: 51.9117, -0.6550

Council: [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dunstable-and-leighton-buzzard): Alex Mayer (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.6550,51.9117,LU74TG

## How to cite

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